Erica Boland

Lawmakers rally around affordability. The Excluded New Jerseyans Fund was cut by $34 million.

Updates on the lame duck session. The NJPP team reacts to the State of the State. The Legislature grows slightly more diverse.

New year rings in a new minimum wage. Comptroller report reveals lack of accountability in corporate tax break programs.

Lawmakers are fast-tracking a big tax break for casinos. The state moratorium on utility shut-offs expires at the end of the month.

Expanded unemployment benefits to expire this month. Child care centers require special attention for lead remediation.

Child care tax credit bill passes through Legislature. New Jersey set to break record for most overdose deaths in a year.

House passes historic Build Back Better legislation. American Rescue Plan (ARP) presents an opportunity to invest in programs that will increase public health and safety.

NJPP has a new interim director, infrastructure week is finally here, and far too many New Jerseyans remain uninsured.

After a long week where votes slowly trickled in, Governor Phil Murphy was declared the winner of New Jersey’s 2021 gubernatorial election.

New Jersey is the best-run state in the nation. Open enrollment begins November 1. Election Day is November 2.